The Civic Innovation Fund (CIF) is a unique European pooled fund launched by THE CIVICS Innovation Hub. It aims to pioneer new ideas in civil society, enhance their visibility, and integrate them into NECE. The fund supports start-up ideas in civic education that apply interdisciplinary and inclusive approaches which lead to greater resilience, diversity, and collaboration in democracy. The CIF aims to support primary young civic educators (under 35) and young NGOs (under 3 years of existence). The awarded startups also qualify as informal NECE Impact Spots and are involved in all NECE activities.
Call for civic innovation projects
Two thematic CIF calls are now open! Within these calls, each successful project proposal will receive 10,000€ for piloting, incubation and upscaling of their idea within a period of 12 months. Do not miss the chance to make your civic projects come true.
- Ethics in Artificial Intelligence for the projects on ethical and human-rights considerations related to artificial intelligence
- Me-(e)conomics for the projects fostering economic and financial literacy
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Eligibility criteria
FAQ
We are looking forward to receiving your project ideas and making them a reality together!
The Civic Innovation Fund is supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, Porticus Amsterdam C.V., ERSTE Foundation, and King Baudouin Foundation.
In case of questions, feel free to reach out to cif@thecivics.eu
“Education is a fundamental enabler of an active and informed citizenship and thus, for democratic participation”